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End of Easing Spurs S&P 500 Gains of 16% as Economy Grows

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:18:55 GMT

End of Easing Spurs S&P 500 Gains of 16% as Economy Grows
Bloomberg - Jun 16, 2013

More than $500 billion wiped off the value of U.S. stocks is providing opportunities for investors who remember that equities tend to rise when the Federal Reserve begins reducing efforts to stimulate the economy.

S&P 500: Spike In Margin Debt Could Signal A Stock Market Crash Ahead

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:37:04 GMT

S&P 500: Spike In Margin Debt Could Signal A Stock Market Crash Ahead
ETF Daily News - 12 hours ago

Margin debt is about 29 percent higher than it was a year ago, and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has risen by more than 20 percent since last fall.

Market Correction Probability Increasing According to JPMorgan - Trade the Newsroom
A Falling Dollar And Rising Bond Rates Could Be Good For Stocks - Seeking Alpha

Zoetis to Join S&P 500; First Horizon National, QLogic Moved to New Indices

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:41:22 GMT

Zoetis to Join S&P 500; First Horizon National, QLogic Moved to New Indices
Motley Fool - Jun 17, 2013

McGraw-Hill Financial's S&P Dow Jones Indices is making changes in a trio of its signature products. After the close of trading Friday, the S&P 500 will include Pfizer spinoff Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS ) . The stock replaces First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN ...

First Horizon will move out of S&P 500 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Energy stocks top S&P 500 sector gainers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:55:38 GMT

Energy stocks top S&P 500 sector gainers
MarketWatch - Jun 17, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Energy stocks rose Monday, following the broader U.S. stock market on a rally ahead of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Energy Names Lead S&P Higher - Barron's

HSN Larger Than S&P 500 Component Pitney Bowes

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:45:22 GMT

HSN Larger Than S&P 500 Component Pitney Bowes
Forbes - Jun 17, 2013

Another illustrative example is the S&P MidCap index which essentially takes the S&P 500 index and “tosses out” the biggest 100 companies so as to focus solely on the 400 smaller “up-and-comers” (which in the right environment can outperform their ...

Financial Engines Larger Than S&P 500 Component Apollo Group

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:46 GMT

Financial Engines Larger Than S&P 500 Component Apollo Group
Forbes - 8 hours ago

Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given company's stock.

S&P 500: A Risky Summer Ahead For Stocks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:19:23 GMT

S&P 500: A Risky Summer Ahead For Stocks
ETF Daily News - 8 hours ago

Over the last month, we have seen the first real signs of risk coming back into the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), largely due to fears of an economic slowdown if the Fed were to put the brakes on its endless supply of quantitative easing.

S&P 500: Low Risk, High Reward Opportunity For Bulls - Seeking Alpha
The downsides to indexed investing - MarketWatch

Monday's movers: Netflix leads S&P 500

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:26:17 GMT

Monday's movers: Netflix leads S&P 500
MarketWatch - Jun 17, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Netflix Inc. rallied over 7% on Monday, closing out the session as the best stock in both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100, on the back of a programming deal with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

Ask Matt: How often is S&P 500 lineup changed?

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:33:22 GMT

Ask Matt: How often is S&P 500 lineup changed?
USA TODAY - Jun 13, 2013

USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday. To submit a question, e-mail Matt at mkrantz@usatoday.

First Horizon bumped off S&P 500

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:47:18 GMT

First Horizon bumped off S&P 500
Memphis Business Journal - 19 hours ago

Zoetis Inc., a company which develops and manufactures animal medicines and vaccines, is taking Memphis-based First Horizon National Corp.

S&P 500 dropping First Horizon - Nashville Post (subscription) (blog)